Version 2.11 Do-more Designer is now available. (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html)
Version 2.11 of Do-more Designer contains the following new features. View the Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for complete details about all the new features available for Do-more PLCs in 2.11.
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)
- BX-P-OPCUA Pluggable Option Module (POM) (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-P-OPCUA) - turn your BRX PLC into an OPC UA Server. Select specific BRX PLC elements to expose as Read-Only or Read/Write Data Nodes for OPC UA clients. This BRX POM also supports OPC UA Discovery Services, enabling clients to identify the Server and browse the Node hierarchy of your configured BRX PLC data model.
- BX-P-SPARK Pluggable Option Module (POM) (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-P-SPARK) - turn your BRX PLC into a Sparkplug B Edge Node. Select specific BRX PLC elements to Publish and Subscribe as Tags via your configured MQTT Broker (Host Server) for seamless IIOT integration. Sparkplug B leverages MQTT's Report by Exception along with ProtoBuf's compact encoding for efficient communication and optimized network bandwidth.
- New BRX Expansion I/O Modules and other POMs:
- BX-16TDY2 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-16TDY2) BRX 16 point 24VDC 1A Discrete Output
- BX-16TD2W (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-16TD2W) BRX 16 point Diagnostic Discrete Output; detects overload, short circuits and wire breaks
- BX-16NN (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-16NN) BRX 16 point 48VDC Discrete Input
- BX-16TN2 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-16TN2) BRX 16 point 48VDC Sourcing Discrete Output 1A
- BX-8NN8TN2 (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-8NN8TN2) BRX 16 point 48VDC Discrete Combo, 8 pt. In, 8 pt. Sourcing Out
- BX-P-USB-C (http://www.automationdirect.com/pn/doc/spec/BX-P-USB-C) BRX PLC POM: USB C Programming port
- New Instructions: ENCRYPT - Encrypt Message and DECRYPT - Decrypt Message
Utilize the Ascon-128 Cipher encryption algorithm to the data using your predefined Private Key and current Nonce as inputs. Applications: Encrypt/Decrypt when transporting data using custom Communications or for Data Files on SD Card.
- Enhanced C-more Tag Export Dialog
Enhanced inclusion/exclusion filters, editable C-more tags with spaces and punctuation, "bulk editing" capabilities like appending prefix, suffix, case conversion, or basing the C-more Tag name off other documentation fields like Extra Info or Description instead of just the Nickname or Element, and more!
- 19 New EtherNet/IP Adapter Products' EDS Files
- Ladder Box Background Colors by Instruction Class
- Diagnostic Monitoring Tools for new OPC UA and Sparkplug B POMs
- Help->Keyboard Shortcuts
Lists out ALL hot key shortcuts across ALL views/contexts; sortable by keystroke, view/context, command
There are many more features added in Do-more 2.11 available across all Do-more PLCs (BRX, 205, Terminator, and Simulator). For a complete list, see the most recent Updates.pdf (http://forum.hosteng.com/wndm/Updates.pdf) file for more details.
To download the latest version of Do-more Designer (it's free), click here to go to the Do-more Designer download page. (http://support.automationdirect.com/products/domore.html)